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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Obama's DNC letdown: The president needed to hit it out of the park, but he surprisingly fell short — Obama is one of the great orators of our time, but his meandering speech for Hillary missed the mark — Barack Obama's signature, as a speaker, is his ability to stay on-topic.
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The Mahablog
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NBC News:
Trump Jr. Says Obama Lifted Phrase From His RNC Speech — Donald Trump Jr. suggested Thursday that Barack Obama's speech in Philadelphia Wednesday night lifted a line from his Republican National Convention remarks, pointing out that both addresses contained the line “That's not the America I know.”
Scott Stump / TODAY.com:
No, President Obama doesn't eat exactly 7 almonds every night
No, President Obama doesn't eat exactly 7 almonds every night
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New York Times, Politico, Mediaite, Jezebel, CNBC, Guardian, Eater, New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider, The Stranger … and Washington Post
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Obama's Powerful Message: Donald Trump Is Un-American
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump urges viewers to skip Clinton speech as Democrats rack up ratings wins — President Obama's prime time speech lifted the Democratic convention to its third straight night of ratings wins over the Republican convention last week — and now the Trump campaign is exhorting supporters not to watch the Democrats' final night.
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Politicus USA, The Week, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Hillary Clinton Is Running Not Just As the Democrat But As the Candidate of Democracy Itself — Since the start of the Reagan era, American politics has revolved around a war over the role of government in the economy. The Republican Party is set apart from major conservative parties across …
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Washington Post, The Week, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and Infowars, more at Mediagazer »
Joe Klein / TIME:
Embracing His Rival, Bernie Sanders Gives Hillary Clinton the Boost She Needs
Embracing His Rival, Bernie Sanders Gives Hillary Clinton the Boost She Needs
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Washington Monthly
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Trump Says He Wanted to ‘Hit a Couple of [DNC] Speakers So Hard’
Trump Says He Wanted to ‘Hit a Couple of [DNC] Speakers So Hard’
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Washington Post, Associated Press, Daily Wire and Joe.My.God.
ABC News:
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Washington Post and Politico
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Katie Hicks / Vox:
Watch live: the final night of Democratic National Convention — Tonight is the night that Hillary Clinton accepts the bid to become the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee — the first time a woman has become a major party's nominee in history. — Hillary Clinton will begin speaking between 10 and 11 pm Eastern Thursday night.
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Politico and Hillary Clinton Speeches
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
HRC president: ‘Trump struggled to read the letters L-G-B-T-Q’
HRC president: ‘Trump struggled to read the letters L-G-B-T-Q’
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ABC News
Salena Zito / The Hill:
Understanding why populist fires are still ‘Berning’
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
No Obama Bounce For DNC Day 3 Ratings As They Fall Behind RNC, ‘Wayward Pines’ Finale Down From 2015 — It was like a political Coachella last night at the Democratic National Convention - and not just because Lenny Kravitz was playing. With star turns from Vice-President Joe Biden …
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The Gateway Pundit, Heat Street, The Daily Caller and Rush Limbaugh
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Oriana Schwindt / Variety:
TV Ratings: DNC Beats RNC by Nearly 5 Million Viewers in Night 2 Final Numbers
TV Ratings: DNC Beats RNC by Nearly 5 Million Viewers in Night 2 Final Numbers
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Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice and rubber hose
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Haywire over Hacking: Media refuse to believe Trump's Russia comments were sarcastic — The uproar over Donald Trump's latest comments is a classic case of media-generated outrage. — All over the newspapers, all over the airwaves, there is shock and horror that Trump would appeal to Russia …
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Talking Points Memo, New York Times, Washington Post, Raw Story, Mediaite, Daily Kos, War in Context, Politico, NBC News, Star Tribune and Power Line
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Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Poll: Donald Trump Sees 17-Point Positive Swing in Two Weeks
Poll: Donald Trump Sees 17-Point Positive Swing in Two Weeks
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The Last Refuge
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
McCaskill: Donald Trump Likely Violated Logan Act, Should Be Investigated
McCaskill: Donald Trump Likely Violated Logan Act, Should Be Investigated
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NBC News, Townhall.com, Washingtonian, Hot Air and Washington Post
The Huffington Post:
Clinton Campaign: Trump Needs To Guarantee He Won't Leak Before Getting Briefed — “This isn't a normal political story, and it's not funny.” — Senior Political Reporter, The Huffington Post — PHILADELPHIA The chairman of Hillary Clinton's campaign urged U.S. intelligence agencies …
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Daily Kos
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Chelsea Clinton: I'd consider meeting with Ivanka to discuss campaign tone
Chelsea Clinton: I'd consider meeting with Ivanka to discuss campaign tone
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Washington Post
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
‘I felt angry that it took so long’: Gretchen Carlson on Roger Ailes's ouster from Fox News — After a professional life spent speaking before TV cameras, former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson isn't often at a loss for words. — But when I asked her how she felt as she watched Roger Ailes …
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CNNMoney, Mediaite, Jezebel, Media Matters for America, Raw Story, TVNewser and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
The uncouth Roger Ailes
The uncouth Roger Ailes
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Washington Monthly and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Megyn Kelly hangs out at CNN Grill, stoking speculation that she could leave Fox News
Megyn Kelly hangs out at CNN Grill, stoking speculation that she could leave Fox News
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Mediaite, New York Times, AOL, TVNewser, Mother Jones, Media Matters for America, The Week, Joe.My.God. and BizPac Review
GOP.com:
Unequal Convention Coverage By Networks — Traditionally, TV networks ABC, NBC and CBS have worked to ensure fairness giving each party the primetime hour of 10:00PM to 11:00PM on Monday through Thursday of their respective parties' conventions. While speeches can go over allotted time, they strive for parity.
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Mediaite and Politicus USA
Suffolk University:
Suffolk University Poll Shows Clinton Leading Trump by 9 Points in Pennsylvania — Just hours before Democrat Hillary Clinton is set to make history in Philadelphia as the first woman to accept her party's U.S. presidential nomination, a new Suffolk University poll of likely general-election voters …
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Hot Air, Politico, Politicus USA and Political Wire
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Why Our Model Is Bullish On Trump, For Now
Election Update: Why Our Model Is Bullish On Trump, For Now
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Slate, TheStreet.com, Althouse and Breitbart
Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel:
Cops mistook Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando man says — Daniel Rushing was arrested after an Orlando cop searched his car and tested Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze as positive for methamphetamine. He was charged with possession of meth and carrying a firearm. … Privacy Policy
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WTKR-TV, WFLA-TV, Mediaite, AOL, CBS Miami, Boing Boing, Eater, Orlando Weekly and Raw Story
Elizabeth Koh / The Charlotte Observer:
North Carolina GOP mistakenly attacks Kaine for ‘shameful’ Marine pin that honored his son — When Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine addressed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Wednesday night, the North Carolina GOP thought it quickly spotted something wrong.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
NC GOP mistakenly attacks Kaine for ‘shameful’ pin
NC GOP mistakenly attacks Kaine for ‘shameful’ pin
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AOL, Washington Times, Talking Points Memo, CBS Philly, Washington Post, Media Matters for America, The Week and Fox News Insider
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
JAMES O'KEEFE ASSAULTED - THROWN TO GROUND During Undercover Op at DNC (VIDEO) — Activist, author and investigative journalist James O'Keefe from Project Veritas went undercover as a Hillary supporter this week at the DNC Convention in Philadelphia. — What transpired was shocking.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
DNC insiders detail months of escalating dysfunction — PHILADELPHIA — Debbie Wasserman Schultz wasn't supposed to ask Joe Biden to come to her daughter's bat mitzvah. — Democratic National Committee staff had sent the chair to the vice president armed with four specific requests …
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Hot Air, The Week and Talking Points Memo
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump Claims He's Never Spoken to Putin. In This 2014 Video, Trump Says He Did. — On Wednesday, Donald Trump angrily told reporters that he had no connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I have nothing to do with Putin,” he said. “I've never spoken to him.
Kevin L. Jones / KQED Arts:
‘Sesame Street’ Lets Go Longtime Cast Members Bob, Gordon and Luis [UPDATE] — UPDATED: See statement from Sesame Workshop, the creators of ‘Sesame Street,’ below — Sesame Street, the 46-year-old award-winning children's show, cut three of its most senior cast members earlier this year …
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The MuppetCast, Guardian, Forbes, ThinkProgress, Raw Story, New York Times, AOL, Mashable and The Stranger …